Hall, 35, an attorney who lives in Emmett Township, said he got into the race to get more conservative representation in the 63rd District. During his campaign, he referred to Maturen as a liberal.

Maturen thinks Hall “mischaracterizing” him led to his loss.

“I never shook it,” he said of being characterized as a liberal.

During the race, Maturen, 70, of Portage fought back against Hall’s liberal claims.

He said he wanted to help in the continued economic recovery of Michigan and follow up on efforts to eliminate what's known as the "dark store" loophole. It's used by large retailers to argue that big box stores should have lower property value assessments because of the difficulty in finding other uses for those properties once the retailer leaves.

“I am proud of the legislation I got passed,” Maturen said. “I still have four months so hopefully there’s some issues we can work on.”

During the race, Maturen referred to Hall as a "carpetbagger" for moving to the area earlier this year and then deciding to run for office.

Hall lives and works in Emmett Township, which he moved to earlier this year from Grand Rapids. He previously lived in Kalamazoo for eight years.

After he moved, a group of conservatives informed Hall about Maturen's "liberal" record, and he decided to run for representative of the 63rd District, he said.

Hall previously represented Calhoun County as a member of the Michigan Republican Party State Committee and served as district chairman for President Donald Trump’s campaign. Hall campaigned on his conservative values. During his campaign, he said he would support constitutional carry legislation, which Maturen voted against, that he was pro-life and a top supporter of President Donald Trump.

“I will work to bring the Republican party together, so we can go on to November and run on our issues,” Hall said. “I believe that conservative ideas will improve our economy and lead to prosperity for all Michiganders.”

Other races

Dr. John Bizon beat Mike Callton in the Republican primary for the 19th District state Senate seat.

The 19th District includes Barry, Ionia and Calhoun counties.

Bizon had 17,007 votes and Callton 11,869, according to the Secretary of State's election results.

Bizon, 66, is an ear nose and throat doctor from Battle Creek who is the state representative for the 62nd District.

"I just had a great team working with me," Bizon said. "It was a hard-fought race. I am eternally grateful to the voters in the 19th Senate District."

Callton, 60, is a chiropractor from Nashville who represented the 87th District for three two-year terms. After losing this primary he said now he will put his focus on being a chiropractor instead of a politician.

"John and his team did a good job," Callton said. "He won and he will be a great senator."

Bizon will face Democrat Jason Noble of Middleville and Libertarian Joseph Gillotte of Lyons in the general election.

Albro received 42,391 votes to Wooden's 19,820, according to the Secretary of State's unofficial election results.

Albro, 65, of Middleville, and Wooden, 65, of Grand Rapids, are both political newcomers who came into the race looking to beat Republican Justin Amash of Cascade Township in November. Amash has represented the 3rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2010.

Albro plans to keep connecting with people in the district going forward, just as she has been for the last seven months.

"Stay tuned," she said. "We will have a lot more coming in the future. It’s going to be a busy three months. We are going to hit every place in this district many times."